tap

Examples

• All

• I bought a cheap tap and die set there for less than $10.

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• Get a drill and a tap.

  The Bone Collector (1999)

• There we go, the point of my tap with the hole that I'm tapping now.

• Nobody would put a 4" tap on a 30-gallon tank; the tank size matters too.

  Blog text (22)

• To create internal threads in a metal pipe, you need to use a tap that matches the size of the hole.

• He carefully selected the right tap for cutting threads in the steel component.

• After drilling the hole, apply cutting oil to the tap for smoother operation and better thread quality.

Idioms

O

on tap

7 3.4

Drinks like beer or water served from a tap

O

on tap

5 3.7

Ready to use when needed

Compounds

T

tap water

27 1.0

Water that comes from a tap used for drinking or cooking

T

tap on

14 2.7

A light touch or knock to get someone's attention

S

spinal tap

• Specialized

9 5.8

To remove fluid from the lower back with a needle for testing

T

tap dancing

5 3.0

A dance where shoes with metal plates make a rhythm when the feet hit the floor

T

tap dancer

5 3.5

A person who makes music by hitting the floor with metal plates on their shoes while moving their feet

T

tap dance

4 3.0

A dance where the feet make tapping sounds using shoes with metal plates

W

water tap

• UK

1 1.0

A thing that controls the flow of water from a pipe

B

bidet tap

• UK

8.3

A tap that sprays water for washing after using the toilet

C

champagne tap

7.9

A small tool that pours champagne from a bottle into glasses

T

tap dance performance

3.7

A dance where dancers make rhythmic sounds by hitting the floor with metal plates on their shoes

T

tap wrench

• Specialized

7.3

A tool that holds and turns a tap to cut screw threads inside a hole

T

tap house

• US

4.3

A bar that sells beer, often from its own brewery

T

tap-off

• Jargon

7.4

The jump ball that starts a basketball game

Surface Forms

Etymology